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Illustration from Candide, Voltaire

c. 1920
20th century
5 1/2 in. x 8 5/8 in. (13.97 cm x 21.91 cm)

Rockwell Kent, American, (1882–1971)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Steel engraving on paper
Credit Line: Gift of Reilly Nail
Accession Number: 1981.093

Object Description
Landscape created with zig-zag lines; two figures copulating in the center of the composition; thin tree at the left leans to the right over the figures; a bird is perched on the top of the tree. One of illustrations done to illustrate the book "Candide" which was suppressed and not printed in the book. The plate was then given to Elmer Adler and printed privately.

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